re: LSU to open 2017 vs BYU in Houston

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Florida plays a nuetral game against Georgia every single year.

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True. However they also play FSU every year which kind of softens the blow of losing the UGA game at home every other year.

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Texas plays a nuetral game against OU every single year.

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Also true. However, that seems to be another one of those things that is ingrained in tradition. I think a majority of UT/OU would like to keep it in Dallas (could be wrong though)

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That all said, playing sorry arse BYU in Houston is pathetic. Sucks for those that pay $3k+ per season ticket.

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The neutral site games are obviously profitable for LSU (otherwise they would not play them). However, at some point you run the risk of cutting of your nose to spite your face. Season ticket holders aren't going to continue to pay ever increasing prices for what generally amounts to 3 horrible matchups and likely 2-3 good/great SEC home games. Especially when you ask them to pay $100+ a ticket plus travel expenses to watch LSU play their one good non-conf opponent on top of what they already pay for season tickets.

Every game is on TV now. There's no "need" to actually go to the game anymore. Schools all over the country are worried about decreasing attendance at games. Charging more for less is not a great recipe for increasing attendance